Hammond, IN—The United States Attorney's Office announced the following activity in
federal court:

Donteh Dwayne Banks, 27, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced byChief Judge Philip
Simon to 24 months imprisonment and 4 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count
one of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute “crack” cocaine in the case US v
Kind et al. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
GRIT Task Force. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Randall Stewart.

James DeAndre Smith, 20, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced byChief Judge Philip
Simon to 41months imprisonment and 4 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to count
one of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute “crack” cocaine in the case US v
Kind et al. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
GRIT Task Force. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Randall Stewart.

Steven Biggs, 59, of Connecticut Street, Gary, Indiana, pled guilty beforeSenior Judge
James Moody to count fifteen of an indictment charging him with use of a communication facility
in conspiracy to distribute marijuana in the case US v Crawford et al.These charges were filed as
the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of
Homeland Security Investigations, and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation. This
case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jacqueline Jacobs.

Vladimir Debeljak, 32, of Lukes Court, Hobart, Indiana, pled guilty beforeSenior Judge
James Moody to count one of an indictment charging him with counterfeiting. These charges
were filed as the result of an investigation by the United States Secret Service. This case is being
prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Gary Bell.

Amy Magallanos, 31, of Lincoln Avenue, Whiting, Indiana, pled guilty beforeChief Judge
Philip Simon to count two of an indictment charging her with distribution of cocaine in the case
US v Alvelo et al.These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Drug
Enforcement Administration HIDTA Task Force. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant
United States Attorney Jacqueline Jacobs.

The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by
the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing
Guidelines.